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7 June 2014 - 12:24am

alex_henry2000

If anyone needs help with an online test, email me at alex_henry2000 at outlook.c o m. I charge £15 per test, guarantee a pass and will take payment after the test is complete. Take down my email just in case you need me in the future.

john boe

Also, if your going to do something like this, dont use your real name! I found you on linkedin in two seconds! HR has access to google too.... They know your name and exactly when you interviewed! Good thing you didnt attach your bank details....

dilbina

Hi Gianluca,

I made an application for Costumer advisor and hey called me through that . I will have a phone interview about numerical ?!
You might had harder one, mine just starting and they will test my numerical skills ! :)
If you can help me about that.

sofia.d.c

Hey Honger,

I applied for an HR internship. I heard back from them within ten minutes after passing my numerical reasoning test, and within a day or two after passing the verbal reasoning test. I don't know if this means that your application will not be taken further or not, but just thought you might like to know.

Windstruck

@GianlucaCu: Yeah, I was in the same situation as you.. then last week I got an email saying that all positions for this season recruitment have been filled. But they will keep my application on record in case something becomes available.. Well, i guess it counts for nothing.

GianlucaCu

Hi Windstruck,

I was just checking out if there were a deadline for submitting the app for IBD at Barcap but there isn't. Efinancialcareers says that the deadline it's "rolling". I have applied on Jan 26, 2012, passed the numerical test and went after the verbal one. After that, I got a message saying that my app is under review by the recruitment team. It's been 2 weeks so far. I am wondering to drop a call to the recruitment team tomorrow just to check wheather my verbal test was alright and if they will proceed further with the application.

Does anybody know how long does it take to get a response by barcap after submitting the verbal test?

dilbina

Hi Gianluca,

I am going to have a phone interview with Barclays but I am wondering What kind of numerical question they asking for ?
If you do not mind to give me some tips about it.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Lezgo

Hey GianlucaCu,

I was wondering if you called up Barclays Cap? I applied late Jan as well, and i have completed the numerical and verbal test. They still havent contacted me though about an interview and the applicant website says that my app is still under consideration :( Thanks for any replies

tinalee

Hi Satish:
I wondering if you could help me with the telephone interview for barclays corporate risk programme? I have got one tomorrow, it will help me alot if you could give me some questions they asked you.
many thanks

DiligentLady

krutip15

Hey guys - i just had my phone interview this morning so i thought i'd share some info

the interview is the same for everyone regardless of which division you apply to. The interview was competency based - all questions were based on experiences and how you dealt with it. There are three sections but can't remember what they are anymore - sorry! my interview was extremely early because of the time difference

some questions they asked:
1. why barcap?
2. what is your understanding of how barclays is structured?
3. how did you hear about barclays?
4. describe a time where you had limited time to hand in something and how you dealt with it
5. describe a time when you had to deal with someone who behaves difficulty and what was the outcome
6. describe a time where you had an idea and put it forth
7. describe a time where there was an issue that arose and needed to be dealt with and resolved in the shortest time possible. How did you do this? How did you contribute to the solution?

afroz786

bhavyata

Hi there,
First of all good luck for your interview !!
It will be very easy. They will ask you 5 maths questions like if a customer has ...... £ in his account and deposit .....£ how much will be total.? if a customer made apayment of ...£ and his balance was ...£ what will be new balance... Just like this... and at last thay will ask you why have you applied for barclays and why this role?
Hope this helps...
Bhayvata

afroz786

hi bhavyata.
i have got interview for customer advisor and they told me to keep pen, paper n calculator and do some research on webpage. can u tell what sort of Qestion u had please? plzz plzzzz
thanks hun

afroz786

hi bhavyata. i have got interview for customer advisor and they told me to keep pen, paper n calculator and do some research on webpage. can u tell what sort of Qestion u had please? plzz plzzzz thanks hun

bhavyata

Hi there, First of all good luck for your interview !! It will be very easy. They will ask you 5 maths questions like if a customer has ...... £ in his account and deposit .....£ how much will be total.? if a customer made apayment of ...£ and his balance was ...£ what will be new balance... Just like this... and at last thay will ask you why have you applied for barclays and why this role? Hope this helps... Bhayvata

oct123

oct123

Dear all,

I am going to have a telephone with BarCap on this Thursday. I have applied Technology internship. Did anyone have it? Could anyone tell me what questions the HR ask really? It is my first interview ever!!!!! Thank you!!!!

wackymacky

Hey lauralo, what position/location did you apply for? I think it is quite normal procedure. I heard back about passing the telephone interview almost over a month ago (I interviewed 5th of Ocbtober) and they still have to schedule the next rounds.

lauralou

I passed Barclays telephone and assessment interview recently and was told I would be hearing from the manager of the hiring branch. I haven't heard anything for nearly a week is this normal procedure? Do they normally take so long to get back to the candidate?

geoatpenn

ebethl

Heads up to all the guys waiting to hear about finance internships...
I'm in the finance dept. at BarCap at the moment on Industrial Placement and the assessment centre for Finance interns took place yesterday and they should be finishing up sometime this week, so if you haven't heard by now it may not be good news. Sorry!

gastrochine

Yikes! Does anyone have experience with the Barclays Assessment Centre and would be kind enough to post anything about it i.e. What sort of group material (finance or non-related) in the exercise, panel or one-on-one competency based interviews? How long for each? Many thanks!

Ju1987

Hi Wisecrown,

I applied for Barclays Capital in their operations department, how about yourself? Yes I had my interview Wednesday morning and found out about the final assessment centre today, they seem to be very good at responding quickly. Good luck with your application.

Does anybody have experiences from the Barclays Assessment centre as the email I received doesn't give me much to go on and I can't find a relevant thread.

yzo

hiyah! m8 i've got my interview this wednesday yeh, & to be honest i am a bit confused about what to really talk about operations, to which i have actually applied. so kindly please fill me in, what actually is this roll about, & what is expected of me in case i am working in the operations. i do appreciate it. cheers!

cheese

hi guys. had my interview, they called about 15minutes after the time slot which made me pretty nervous that id missed the time! lasted about 25mins overall and the questions asked were:
1. why your course
2. why Barcap
3. why finance
4. when have you worked in a team
5. how are you written skills and verbal skills
6. when have you had to perform mundane tasks and how did you maintain motivation
7. why IB
8. what current issues interest you
9. what current market conditions would effect the position you're applying for
10. where did you hear about us
11. have you applied anywhere else
12. have you received any offers
13. time when you have had a team disagreement and how did you resolve it
14. time when you have dealt with a sensistive customer.

theyre pretty much all the questions i can remember, theyre not in the right order but as i remembered them. not sure how i did really, seemed quite rushed and at one point was interrupted when answering and didnt even get a chance to ask questions at the end.

Ju1987

Hi, I just had my Barclays telephone interview on Wednesday and thought I would share my experience and add the q's I was asked that hasn't been mentioned before. The interview lasted for about 25 minutes and I have just heard that I have been invited to the final assessment day

Along with the questions of
1) Tell me the situation where you worked in a team?
2) Give me an example of a teamwork, where you had to deal with a problem. What did you do? What was the outcome?
3) Describe a situation where you had to deal with a sensitive matter?
4) How are current market conditions likely to affect the department you have applied to
5) Any questions to ask?

I also had questions on
1) Describe a recent article that you have seen in the financial press that has been of interest to you
2) Describe a task that was boring/repetitive, how did you deal with this
3) Describe a task that required a lot of attention to deal, what did you do to ensure that it was done correctly

The interviewer was really friendly and clarified any issues that I had.

ratelco

Hi all,

first of all thanks a lot to priya and Wisecrown for providing the asked questions at the inteview. I also have a telephone interview for BarCap coming up soon, so I am trying to prepare as good as I can. After reading all the information given on this page, I still got three questions left.

First I am not sure what they expect to hear as an answer to the question: "Describe a situation where you had to deal with a sensitive matter?" - I don't really understand what is meant by "sensitive matter", maybe someone can give some examples?

Secondly I wanted to ask, if you think that in generel the interviewer is a little bit less strict with non-native speakers regarding the way of expression (which is the case for me)?

At last, I wanted to ask, if you think that if applying for an internship, a candidate is suppose to know what he is going to do exactly in his internship, how the workday is structured etc., or is that more a question for applicants of a "real" job at the bank?

Wisecrown

I had my tel interview with BarCap mid Dec. The interview lasted for 16 minutes and tHR lady asked me following questions:

1. What did you enjoy the most during your university life?
2. Tell me the situation where you worked in a team?
3. Give me an example of a teamwork, where you had to deal with a problem. What did you do? What was the outcome?
4. Describe a situation where you had to deal with a sensitive matter?
5. Why Investment Banking as a business industry?
6. Do you have any question to ask?

I spent on average 3 minutes per question and I expected her to ask more than 6 questions...

arjungul

hey....most seem to be preparing for the tele interviews...i have mine on the 13th for finance and i'm really tense since this is my first one...thanks priya for sharing your experiences...it gives an idea of what to expect....but it would be really helpful Wisecrown if you could share your experience during the interview with us as well......luck to all ....oo yea and a happy new year too

paulcox

priya

Interview lasted for about 30 mins. I was asked
!. Why Barcap
2. Why this role
3. Why are you suited to this role
4. How are current market conditions likely to affect the department you have applied to.
5. Describe a situation where you had to deal with a sensitive matter
6. Tell me about a time you worked in a team
7. Tell me about a time you worked in a team and there were problems that you needed to overcome
8, 9. Tell me about when you had to help someone/ they had to help you
10. Scenario question, ie project will be three hours late, what should you do about this.

The lady interviewing me was lovely, be sure to ask them to repeat a question if you don't understand it and ask for a minute to think if you need it.